James William WillhiteAge: 86 years1901–1987
- Name
- James William Willhite
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- Willhite
 Birth | April 20, 1901 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 15 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 16 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death of a wife | Viola Bell White December 30, 1982 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | December 9, 1987 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elk Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Arthur Willhite Death: |
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Sallie Pogue Death: |
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James William Willhite Birth: April 20, 1901 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 9, 1987 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Viola Bell White |
| himself |
James William Willhite Birth: April 20, 1901 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 9, 1987 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Viola Bell White Birth: October 30, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1982 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
| James William Shemwell + Viola Bell White |
| wife’s husband |
James William Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1897 23 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1919 — Camp Taylor, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Viola Bell White Birth: October 30, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1982 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 28, 1917 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |